The Global Community Liaison Office routinely collects family member employment statistics from over 200 overseas posts. These statistics show the number of adult family members employed inside a U.S. embassy or consulate overseas, as well as those working on the local economy of their host country. The statistics also indicate the number of adult family members at post.
This report was reformatted for accessibility in May 2023.
Worldwide Family Member Employment Overview, Fall 2022 (data covering 04/2022 to 10/2022 with 236 updated posts, 99% of posts reporting) “Adult Family Members” are associated with the US Department of State, the other Foreign Affairs Agencies, as well as all other government agencies operating under Chief of Mission authority.
| Report | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Spring FAMER | 12,159 | 12,249 | 11,974 | 12,373 |
| Fall FAMER | 11,722 | 11,756 | 11,840 | 12,370 |
Starting in the Spring of 2022, GCLO no longer collected data on adult family member’s gender.
| Working Inside the Mission | 3,124 | 25% |
| Working Outside the Mission | 2,095 | 17% |
| Not Employed | 7,151 | 58% |
| Report | Number of EFMs | Percentage |
| Bureau | Family Members at Post | Working Inside % | Working Outside % | Total Family Members Working % |
| African Affairs (AF)1 | 1,615 | 34% | 19% | 53% |
| East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP)2 | 2,301 | 24% | 17% | 41% |
| European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) | 3,753 | 19% | 18% | 37% |
| Near Eastern Affairs (NEA)3 | 1,410 | 29% | 15% | 44% |
| South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA)4 | 554 | 46% | 14% | 60% |
| Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) | 2,737 | 23% | 16% | 39% |
| Total and Average | 12,370 | 25% | 17% | 42% |
1 Two AF Special Incentive Posts (SIP) accounts for less than 1% of AF Inside the Mission positions.
2 One EAP Special Incentive Post (SIP) accounts for less than 1% of EAP Inside the Mission positions.
3 Two NEA Special Incentive Posts (SIP) account for 2% of NEA Inside the Mission positions.
4 Two SCA Special Incentive Posts (SIP) account for 1% of SCA Inside the Mission positions.
Note: includes filled and pending positions; includes full-time, part-time, and intermittent work schedules.
| Report | AF | EAP | EUR | NEA | SCA | WHA |
| 2019 Fall | 545 | 559 | 756 | 391 | 267 | 636 |
| 2020 Fall | 513 | 513 | 718 | 393 | 257 | 624 |
| 2021 Fall | 498 | 481 | 737 | 398 | 214 | 572 |
| 2022 Fall | 557 | 545 | 720 | 405 | 256 | 641 |
Note: includes filled and pending positions; includes full-time, part-time, and intermittent work schedules.
| Report | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Spring FAMER | 3,143 | 3,289 | 3,076 | 3,105 |
| Fall FAMER | 3,154 | 3,018 | 2,893 | 3,124 |
| Category | Number of EFMs | Percentage of EFMs |
| Telework | 764 | 36% |
| Home Business and Freelance | 415 | 20% |
| DETO | 265 | 13% |
| Education | 247 | 12% |
| Other | 404 | 19% |
| Total | 2,095 | 100% |
Other Fields Defined
| Field | Number of EFMs | % of EFMs |
| Local Economy | 169 | 8% |
| RECASSN | 53 | 3% |
| International Organization | 46 | 2% |
| US Gov-DC | 44 | 2% |
| Medical | 28 | 1% |
| PVO/NGO | 20 | 1% |
| Commute U.S. | 20 | 1% |
| Military | 13 | <1% |
| Law | 7 | <1% |
| Other Dip | 5 | <1% |
| Total | 404 | 19% |
